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Gary Peters: “The taxpayers have a right to know whether that money has actually made us safer or not.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2018
The taxpayers have a right to know whether that money has actually made us safer or not.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters emphasizes accountability in grant spending post-9/11.

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